The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Orange County.


Mrs. +. II. EVERETT broke a needle off in
a finger of her right hand some ten days
ago. An unsuccessful attempt was made to
find it by cutting to the bone and probing.
1t is now doing well, though of course is
quite sore. - A game of baseball was
played on the fair grounds here last Satur-
day between the Wells River and Bradford
boys. The game was cut short on account
of the rain, the score standing nine to six in
favor of the Wells River nine. - Rev.
A. j. Hough is away on short vacation
and there was no service at the Methodist
church last Sunday. - Children's day
was observed in an appropriate manner at
the Congregational church last Sunday af
ternoon. - A movement is being made
to procure new pews for the Methodist
house of worship. This is a much-needed
improvement. - The paper-mll is again
running after a shutdown of nearly "A week
on account of broken machinery. They
have orders ahead for paper as fast as they
can manufacture it, - Mrs. f.. >. Peas
lee and son Dan of Chicago are visiting in
town. Madam Peaslee is boarding at ii. b.
Stevens. Mr.. f. S. Peaslee is expected be-
fore long. - Carleton Taylor is keeping
bachelors hall in the Chandler house, re-
Gently. purchased by him.
Braintree.
The Fourth was celebrated at Pethville.
In the evening ice-cream, cake and lemon
ade were served by the ladies in the yard of
f. II. Cleveland, followed by fireworks,
which were grand success. - Clarence
Webster, who went to Dakota last May
with Colonel Meads colony, has returned
home. He concluded he would not stay
and grow up with the country. 80 Rev.
| G. f.. Boynton was called to Jefferson, Me-,
! last week on account of the severe illness of
! his aged mother. - Mrs. Ira Mann has
returned home from her visit in Boston
! and Saratoga. - Miss Mary Holland OF
| Brockton, Mass, has been visiting at George
Flagg's. - NJ. l.. Bruce and family have
returned from Laconia, \. II. They are at
present with II. A. Powers. 60 Mrs
| Rosina Hutchinson has returned from Cold
water, Mich, where she has been stopping
for about a year. - DIR. Ella c. Moore
of Coldwater, Mich, is treating Abbit
Hutchinson, who is very low. - j. II
Amidon of Hartford has been visiting his
father, +. Il. Amidon. - Miss Minnie
Powers, who has been stopping in Lowell
Mass, for some time, is at home. - Miss
Jennie Fuller is visiting her uncle Edwin
Fuller.
Brookfield.
THREE persons were received into tn,
Second Congregational church, July3, upol
confession of faith Several more were
ready to unite, but were detained by illness
or absence from town. 60 Mrs. w. G
Clark, who is in poor health, is going to the
hospital in Burlington for treatment, -
A. Lyman, wife and two children of Rut
land are stopping with friends in town
80 Mrs, Philbrick and family now DC
cupy the Hayes place, she having purchased
il of ID. A. Morse. Nj. Conland ha
two daughters sick with diphtheria. On
of them contracted the disease in Barre
where she was teaching school 60 !
w. Jones is recovering, being able to rid
, out on pleasant days. - Il. G. Wheatle
, and family of West Merden, CT, are board
ing at Mr.. Whitcher's. - Mrs. WilliaI
Buck is slowly convalescing
, Chelsea.
ALPHoNso l.. FISH, "a former resident, die
recently at Central City, Nebraska. =
0 The body of Ella T. Norris, who died O
: Wednesday at Byron, Minnesota, wa
. brought here on Monday for burial Mis-
l Norris was formerly teacher here and WI
Q a very worthy young lady. - Sara
t Shaw died Friday night at the town farm
Rev. Mr.. Herrick ofiiciated at the funer